In the dreary, coal mining town of District 12, life is hard for kind- hearted, young Primrose and her family, but they are managing to cling on. However, with the dreaded annual 'Hunger Games' on the horizon, fear is quivering through the united districts of Panem, and when the evil Capitol reap an unsuspecting victim close to Prim's heart, it is a painfully crucial time for her and her mother. The chances of keeping their grip on sanity are one in twenty-four. But can they survive? And more importantly... can she?